"Surprise bonus" takes unexpected swerve

Fungus update: dead, rotting, starting to turn into mush. I saw a few wing-wiggling flies but not much else





Unexpected swerve: fortunately I got a surprisingly good pink moth photo (ID: Pyrausta inornatalis). I used just a phone and a flashlight; minor color correction was needed but nothing else.

Edit: here it is!

It will certainly make an excellent Domino Project post















Edit 2: Here’s a somewhat amusing thing I produced (click to zoom)


Make your own at createyourcover.nationalgeographic.com! I am slightly distrustful of NatGeo; one time, a biodiversity photographer they promoted made the terrible error of saying that the non-feeding adult of Hyalophora was a pollinator. Their web toy is still fun to play with though.

Surprise bonus

Finally found a shelf fungus!

If nocturnal fungus beetles appear then I will have more content to post soon

EDIT: this species is apparently not a host of Diaperis rufipes.